Tuesday 21 April 2015

A many cabled cardigan

I had been hankering after a cabled cardigan for a good while and after perusing my vintage pattern stash I decided upon this pattern. It has lots of cabling for interest, is a good shape and length and it has a Peter Pan collar which is always a winner. I bought some lovely green Sublime Cashmerino with silk and got knitting. I have been wearing it regularly for a while and it is as comfy, cosy and warm as I hoped for. Somehow I hadn't written a post about it so I decided to remedy that right now!
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This is a close up of the sleeve. The cables were lots of fun to knit. I remember being kind of scared of the idea of cables before I first tried knitting them but now I have no idea why that was as I love them!
It took a while to decide on the buttons, mainly because I was doubting my judgement at pairing pink plastic buttons with a green cardi. After checking with a friend I went with my gut feeling. I love these vintage buttons, they look like little jelly moulds and the flecks of green around the edges are exactly the right match!
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The collar was interesting to knit with lots of shaping to get it to curve correctly and a border which is knitted on afterwards. I was after a casual 1950's look that day so a quiff and a pony tail were perfect.
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Back view of the lovely cables and collar. Look at the colours of all those shelves of woolly goodness!
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I like the fact that the cables continue all the way down and around the sleeves.
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Having knitted this cardi I have found that it has given me more outfit choices. I planned to just wear it over dresses but found a couple of skirts that I really like it with too. This one looks like silk but isn't and I really like the green with the berry colour of the skirt. Plus - polka dots!
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The other great thing about this skirt is that it has a lot of swish.
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See! Swish, swish swish! Endless fun. Thanks to Helen for taking the photos and to Ribbon Circus for the pretty backdrop.  

Cardigan - hand knitted by me.

Skirt - modern Monsoon, £5 from a charity shop!

Shoes - Clarks ages and ages ago.

26 comments:

  1. Beautiful sweater! You did a great job. It looks warm and cozy and it fits you perfectly.

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    1. Thank you very much Bobbi. I am pleased with the fit and it is cosy!

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  2. Wow! That cardigan is lovely! Well done!

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    1. Thanks Anthea. The one you are knitting at the moment is looking pretty amazing!

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  3. Lovely cardigan, the collar is so nice, just finishes it off perfectly

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    1. Thanks Hayley Ann. The collar did play a big role in the picking of the pattern!

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  4. This is a gorgeous cardigan! I love looking at it, but I fear the idea of having to count all the stitches and rows so properly to get it all to look right! I'm still working on being able to do that correctly.

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    1. Thanks Emileigh. I found that once I got the pattern repeat of the cable fixed in my head it wasn't too bad. Of course, there were some places where no one could talk to me! I keep a notebook by my side and just write everything down to help me keep track.

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  5. such a beautiful job! I love it with the dotted skirt

    retro rover

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    1. Thanks. It was one of those happy accident pairings!

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  6. It's gorgeous! I love that earthy shade of green - which looks smashing you and your colouring, dear gal. Very good job on this classic cable knit. It's one of those garments that I suspect you will get a ton of mileage out of.

    ♥ Jessica

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  7. Thanks so much Jessica. I do adore the colour. My friend wears a lot of this colour so I have to stop her stealing it! I have indeed been wearing it all the time!

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  8. What great cables! Nice choice of yarn too. What is it about green? I just love it. It is perfect for your colouring.

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    1. Thank you. Green is just great isn't it?!

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  9. I absolutely adore this cardigan. It is so hard to find vintage patterns that are bigger than 32-34 bust, not to mention in a worsted weight!!! You are so lucky to have this one in your stash. You did a lovely job and the buttons are just perfect!!

    She Knits in Pearls

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    1. I know exactly what you mean! I am always so excited when I find a pattern over a 36" bust! I think I am going to start a feature sharing some of my larger ones so if you have anything you are looking for let me know.

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  10. Oh my! This is stunning! I love the color you chose :) It looks perfect.

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    1. Thank you so much Siri. I am very pleased with it.

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  11. I've made this cardigan too! It was included in a book of 'retro' knits I got a couple of years ago. I think I made it in 2011 and it's still a favourite

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    1. I have that retro knits book too and realised that the pattern was in it after looking at a friend's copy as I have misplaced mine. I would love to see your version of the cardigan.

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  12. Lovely cardigan! It looks so fab on you and what a brilliant colour. I don't have anything in a colour like this and I'm quite envious now! CC x

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    1. Thank you so much. I really am loving the colour and it goes with many more than you might expect.

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  13. Oh Kate, this cardigan is gorgeous! The cables and the pretty collar are truly fantastic. I love it so much :-)

    Beta xx

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    1. Thank you for your lovely comment Beta.

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  14. That is one gorgeous cardigan, I love it. It looks great on you. x

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    1. Thanks Gillian. I love it more each time I wear it!

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